Injured Magpie 'forgot how to play footy'

IF PEOPLE weren't raving about Darcy Guttridge's leadership qualities, they were admiring how fearless the teenager from Traralgon in Victoria's east was.

Then came the moment that temporarily shook the Collingwood defender's world and taught her a lifelong lesson.

In typically daring style, Guttridge – a top-10 pick in the 2017 NAB AFL Women's Draft – had evaded one opponent and was attempting to do the same to a second when she was brought to ground in a bruising tackle.

Her howls of pain were a giveaway as to the seriousness of the injury she had suffered, which was later revealed to be a broken collarbone.